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Galapagos 6 days Coral
( 6 Days and 5 Nights )
Cruise on board of M/V Coral 2
(First Class)
Fixed departure dates on Saturdays

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Day 1 (SATURDAY)
Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and transfer to the
Hotel for overnight.
Day 2 – (SUNDAY)
Santa Cruz
Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra airport in Galapagos (aprox.
2 and a half hour flight). Passengers are greeted by guides at the
airport and transferred to the Itabaca canal, cross to the Island of
Santa Cruz and travel to Puerto Ayora.
Santa Cruz (Charles Darwin Station)
Travelers will have the chance to investigate the Charles Darwin
Research Station in Puerto Ayora, staffed with international
scientists conducting biological research and conservation projects.
Here you can also admire giant tortoises that are part of the
breeding program.
Day 3 – (MONDAY)
Española (Suarez Point)
Travelers enjoy a dry landing at Suarez Point. Upon landing visitors
will learn more about the lava terrain while crossing the inactive
lava fields.
Aside from the sea lion colonies, this is one of the most important
sites for bird watching.
As soon as visitors step on this island many species can be spotted
and observed closely. Among the many species, the hooded mocking
bird and red billed tropic. After crossing the nesting grounds you
will reach the world’s largest colony of waved albatross (15 000
approx.) since May until December their mating rituals are a
highlight of the visit. Nearing the end of this excursion passengers
will visit the famous blowhole, where water shoots into the air at
almost 23 mts. (75 ft.).
Española (Gardner Bay)
In the afternoon, passengers will visit Gardner Bay. This is a wet
landing on a white coral beach amidst a large colony of sea lions.
This site has no trails, therefore hiking, is not possible.
But it is considered as an open area where you can spot Galapagos
hawks, american oyster catchers, Galapagos doves, hood mockingbirds,
this species is endemic to this island, 3 species of darwin finches
and yellow warblers, lava lizards, marine iguanas and a great place
for swimming and snorkeling.
The best place for this spot is by the rock outcropping that looks
like a turtle. Often snorkelers see many of the Galapagos marine
species such as:
king angelfish, creole fish, damsel fish, parrot fish, manta rays,
white tipped reef sharks, and many more. Enjoy this snorkeling in a
Galapagos aquarium.
Day 4 – (TUESDAY)
Floreana (Cormorant Point)
Wet landing on a greenish colored sand beach. Passengers will hike a
well-marked trail beginning in the Black Mangrove beds heading
towards the back of the lagoon. The large, brackish lagoon holds one
of the biggest populations of flamingos in the Galapagos.This island
is best known for its endemic plant life, such as: the Galapagos
millwork, passion flower, and unique button mangrove, one of the
four species in Galapagos.
Novice snorkelers can practice back on the main beach where the sea
lions are playful, while experienced snorkelers can roam the waters
around Devils Crown. This is an open water experience, it means no
place to step on.
Floreana (Post office)
Located on the north side of Floreana Island, the bay is so-named
because it’s probable that in 1793, Captain James Colnett installed
an empty barrel of rum which works as an informal post box for the
sailors who periodically passed through the Galapagos, taking with
them letters for their next ports of call or final destinations.
Today, our visitors continue the tradition by placing postcards
without stamps inside the barrel which reach their destinations free
of charge.
Sometimes it takes weeks, sometimes months, and sometimes the cards
never get there at all! Do you want to try this easy mail, please be
ready your post cards and letters, it is a good way to get Galapagos
friends.
A short walk from the famous barrel, across typical vegetation of
the island, we come to a tunnel formed by lava flows. It’s quite a
tricky way down to a path where we can observe land birds such as
mocking bird of Galapagos, some species of Darwin’s finches, yellow
warblers and lava lizards.
Floreana (Mirador de la Baronesa)
After we’ll make a wet landing on “Mirador de la Baronesa”. Your
naturalist guide will tell the murder and mystery legend of the
Baronesa. This viewpoint is located on the north of the Floreana
Island. It is a tuff basalt formation between Cormorant Point and
Post Office bay. The climb on the trails is very easy. Steps are
placed in this area for security..
Day 5 – (WEDNESDAY)
North Seymour
After a dry landing, guests will encounter swallow tailed gulls and
sea
lions.
This site is also known for being a major nesting colony of blue
footed boobies and the largest colony of the magnificent frigate
bird, a different species from the great frigate bird). Travelers
will also spot both endemic species of iguanas, the marine iguanas
and land iguanas. Passengers will enjoy this relaxed hike around the
nesting sites.
Disembark at the docks (Baltra), passengers will take a bus to the
airport for their flight back to mainland via Guayaquil to Quito
(AIRFARE INCLUDED).
Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and transfer to the
Four points Sheraton Hotel or similar for overnight.
Day 6 - (THURSDAY)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home , or
connection flight to Lima to take an exiting extension to Peru,
Cusco and Machu Picchu .
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| Price in US$ Dollars per person based on
double occupancy |
US$1765 |
Low Season
08 January to January 21,
01 March to March 12,
01 May to June 30,
03 September to 30 September,
26 November to 16 December |
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| US$1895 |
High Season
Rest of the year |
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| Price in US$ Dollars per person based on
single
occupancy |
US$2825 |
Low Season
08 January to January 21,
01 March to March
12,
01 May to June 30,
03 September to 30 September,
26 November to 16 December |
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| US$2996 |
High Season
Rest of the year
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INCLUDES:
All hotel and ship accommodations based on double occupancy. All scheduled
transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking
guide services. Domestic airfares . Meals as specified in the itinerary.
Note : We can replace above Hotels with other
one with the same characteristics in the case that it becomes necessary for
operative and other reasonable causes
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE:
International airfares, airport departure taxes, Galapagos National Park
Tax (US$132 per person), special equipment rentals, excess baggage charges,
alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone
calls, tips and personal expenses.
· We reserve the
right to alter or omit any part of an itinerary, and reverse the order of places
to be visited or change any space reservation without prior notice due to
readjustment of National park policies, seasonal changes, safety reasons weather
conditions or force majeure which may dictate these changes. These decisions are
oriented in terms of passenger safety and in the interest of the islands
conservation.
CANCELLATION POLICIES:
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REFUND |
| +140 days or more prior to departure
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80% |
| 139 - 107 days prior to departure
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70% |
| 106 - 76 days prior to departure
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50% |
| 75 days before to departure
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Deposit /Payment Non-Refundable |
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